The seed of an idea began with a documentary in honour of an actor taken too soon, which highlighted a key social problem that has tainted the streets of Britain.
Now, Aaron Truss, the heart of the documentary (K)NOX – THE ROB KNOX STORY, which screened at both the London Independent and Soho London Independent Film Festivals in recent years, bows with the inaugural Rob Knox London Film Festival which showcases several short films during an event which will take place on Saturday July 8th, 2023 at The Cinema Museum near Elephant and Castle in London. Truss is co-Director alongside Alice Amata and Stuart Morriss of Misty Moon.
There will be an awards ceremony afterwards and a chance to meet some of the film-makers involved.
Film And TV Now gives a preview of the short films being showcased below:
BILDERFLUT: FLOOD OF PICTURES – Writer-director Katharina Wieczorek’s stylish modern day ‘Look At Life’ memoir takes us through the heart of contemporary London.
DEATH IN A DIGITAL SENSE – by Tommo – A son’s affectionate tribute to his father, reflected in the virtual realm.
SOUND OF THE LAKE – conceived by the film-making trio of Cale Green, Johnny Holder and Daphne Wong, this short documentary takes us into the changing and evolving beauty – and possible sadness – of a lake in Austria where birds thrive and live.
YELLOW DOVE AFTERMATH – Rony A. Abovitz‘s innovative computer animation, with input from Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop, highlights the plight of mystical beings in a WALL-E style universe.
BLACK CANVAS (Warning: Contains strong language) – Writer-director Kaye Tuckerman takes us into the heart of a black artistic hustler (Jenny Laroche) determined to give the world the change that she seeks whilst smelling blood and karma at the heart of the Big Apple art scene.
DAISY CHAIN – Writer-director Phoebe Azario explores the cause and effect of the disease fibromalgia and the impact it has on two women (Grace Molony and Isabella Walker) in an emotionally revealing narrative.
TOTAL QUARANTINE – Sebastian Vaina‘s powerful reflection of the brutal reality of femicide which came to the fore during the global lockdown in Argentina is told with striking imagery and suggestion.
THE RED BALL – George Morgan formats a powerful moral tragedy in a riveting animated short focusing on the impact of knife crime on a family and the legacy it creates, both positive and negative.
GHANIMAH (Warning: Contains Strong Language)- Writer-director Karan Talwar looks at the effect of religion and war on a Muslim family when the youngest of two brothers announces that he has joined the British Army to fight abroad.
ONE FOR SORROW – Director Benny Watson, working from a script by Macauley Keeper, taps into the lonely hearts existence of an elderly man, Stanley (James Woolley) against the backdrop of black and white landscapes.
SPOKEN REFLECTIONS: ONE PUNCH TO BREAK FREE – Uplifting short form documentary, written and directed by Antony Popov, about Saudi boxer Zuhayr Al Qahtani (aka ‘The Arabian Warrior‘) and his journey into the professional arena.
The Rob Knox London Film Festival is on Saturday 8th July, 2023 at the Cinema Museum. To Book tickets, please go to:
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